The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reacted to
the Appeal Court judgment, which nullified the participation of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2019 elections in Zamfara State.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto led by Justice Tom Yakubu, had on Monday set aside the judgment of a Zamfara High Court on the APC primaries that produced the party’s candidates for the governorship, National and State Assembly elections.
Reacting, INEC in a tweet on Tuesday said it has suspended the
presentation of Certificates of Return for the Zamfara Governorship and
State House of Assembly which was scheduled for Wednesday.
The tweet reads, ”INEC has been served with the judgment of the Court
of Appeal Sokoto concerning the sponsoring of candidates by the APC in
Zamfara and is studying same.
“Consequently, the presentation of Certificates of Return for the
Zamfara Governorship and State House of Assembly scheduled for Wednesday
27th March 2019 has been suspended.”
